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    How to Get Published in an Economics JournalIntroductionby Susan Averettpage 3

    CSWEP Sessihig Febe ahuge success!Pespecies Gede adFamily: Sessi i H Maiae A. FebeThis session at the Midwest Econom-

    ics Association meeting, organizedand chaired by Anne E. Winkler, Uni-

    versity of MissouriSt. Louis, hon-

    ored the distinguished and ongoing

    career of Marianne Ferber. Marianne

    Ferber, Professor of Economics and

    Womens Studies, Emerita, Univer-

    sity of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign,

    was born in Czechoslovakia in 1923,

    obtained her B.A. at McMaster Uni-

    versity in Canada in 1944, and her

    Ph.D. at the University of Chicago

    in 1954. As summarized in the 2002CSWEP Newsletter, Marianne Ferber

    has made a substantial impact on the

    profession, including her seminal 1977

    paper (with Bonnie Birnbaum) titled

    The New Home Economics: Retro-

    spect and Prospects, her edited book

    (with Julie Nelson),Beyond Economic

    Man: Feminist Theory and Econom-

    ics (1993), and the follow-up Beyond

    Economic Man: Feminist Econom-

    ics Today (2003), The Economics of

    Women, Men, and Work (co-authored

    with Francine Blau and Anne Win-

    kler), currently in its 6th edition, and

    countless other scholarly works. She

    was a founder and President of the In-

    ternational Association for Feminist

    Economics (IAFFE) and President of

    the Midwest Economics Association.Among her many honors, she received

    a Distinguished Alumni Award from

    McMaster University and was a co

    recipient (with Francine Blau) of the

    2001 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award.

    Session participants combined their

    formal presentations with reections

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    Hints for Having a PainlessPublishing Experienceby Patricia M. Andersonpage 6

    Reections of aFounding Editorby Shoshana Grossbardpage 7

    ABCs of R&Rsby Hope Cormanand Nancy Reichmanpage 8

    Getting Published inEconomics Journalsby Robert Mofttpage 4

    ciued page 10

    ContentsCSWEP Bad, Diecy pag 2

    Fm he Chai pag 2

    Feaue Aicles:Hw Ge Published pags 38

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    Fm he ChaiPlease make sure that Assistant Professors in

    your departments know of the following upcom-

    ing mentoring opportunities. Research shows that

    mentoring matters.

    regial meig wkshpapplicais ae due!

    Applications for the regional mentoring workshopare due by June 10th. The regional mentoring work-

    shop will occur November 17th and 18th in conjunction with the Southern

    Economic Association meetings in Washington, DC.

    Me meig ppuiies ae upcmig!The national mentoring workshop will be held after the 2012 AEA/ASSA

    meetings in Chicago. More information and the application link will be avail-

    able later. Check the CSWEP website regularly. Also, do not forget to consid-

    er the Haworth mentoring fund as a source of supplemental support for senior

    academic mentors coming to your campus.

    Cmmied CSWEP

    Ja G. HawhAfter 20 years of service to CSWEP, Joan G. Haworth isstepping off the CSWEP Board. Joan has committed her

    money, her time and the time of her staff at ERS. Joan got

    to know many CSWEP fans in her 20 years of handling

    all aspects of membership with the help of her ERS staff,

    whose time she provided at no cost to CSWEP. In addition,

    she led CSWEP as Chair from 20012. Some years ago, she also established

    the Joan Haworth mentoring fund for use by institutions and senior women to

    provide mentoring support in the form of supplemental travel expenses.

    Joan has had a distinguished career as a forensic economist, as well as a

    tenured member of the Department of Economics at Florida State Universi-

    ty. Her publications focus on employment discrimination, comparable worth

    and the economic status of women. She and her husband founded ERS, with

    which she is still afliated, in 1981. During her distinguished career as an ex-

    pert witness on employment matters. Joan has testied in over 160 litigation

    matters, including precedent setting cases such as EEOC v. Sears, Roebuck &

    Company, Penk v. Oregon State Board of Education, Huguley v. General Mo-

    tors Corporation, AFCSME v. County of Nassau, Lott v. Westinghouse, Don-

    aldson v. Microsoft Corporation, Bravo v. Taco Bell Corporation, and Dukes

    v. Wal-Mart. I can attest to her skill as an expert in such matters after hearing

    her speak to an undergraduate economics class some years ago.

    Joan will be missed after retiring both from the CSWEP Board and ERS,

    but the legacy of her commitment will continue.

    new CSWEP Chai as Jauay 2012Marjorie McElroy of Duke University has agreed to serve as the CSWEP

    Chair beginning in January 2012. I feel safe and secure in handing over theChairmanship to such an outstanding and capable leader.

    Barbara M. Fraumeni

    DIrECtorY oF CSWEP BoArD MEMBErS

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    Introduction by Susan Averett,

    Lafayette College

    thi iu h Cswep lr i v myiyig h ub-

    licai rc. A uivrii a cllg aru h rl, yug

    cmi a ir aculy mmbr alik f h ublicai rc

    b auig. oli ubmii ha ma i air ubmi yur rk a

    likly hl ruc uraru im a jural. Y chlgy ca a-

    r qui lik h ch hich jural i h b ul r yur rk

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    w har ircly rm hr jural ir (Rbr Mf hArcan ecnc Rvw, pay Ar-

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    f h Hushl yar ag) ha hy lk r h hy rciv a aricl rvi. All hr

    agr m baic ricil ha may m bviu y ar urriigly vrlk i may ubmi-

    i. Fir, mak yur cribui h xiig liraur cryal clar i h iruci. why i i

    imra uy h qui yu ar arig? H yur fig avac ur klg

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    ir i gig hir rk i ri. All h avic giv hr r a imra rumi:

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    hi lr a hlul accmaim all h cirabl har rk ha yu yur ar.

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    Fr myl, I ar hikig abu jural a hvry arli ih I fr hav a ia. I alayay myl, thi ul b a irig ar ; i migh mak i i jural X. I uc havry hi. o, ar yu g i igh rarch, yu chag yur mi abu h y

    jural yu hik yu ill ubmi , bu a la yugrally ar ih mhig i mi. Giv hi,yu hav ura h laca h cm-

    ic jural: h 5 (r 6); h c-rakgral-ir jural; fl jural; a hr fl jural. M l u h AeR, h

    Jurnal f Plcal ecny, h Quarrly Jurnal fecncs, h Rvw f ecnc Sus, a ecn-rca i h 5, a m ul iclu hin-rnanal ecnc Rvw. I h x ir I ulu h urArcan ecnc Jurnals (v hughhy ar cmlly gral-ir), ReSa, a

    ieR, i i g i h rak. Bl ha arh may fl jural, m hich ar mra-bly br ha hr a hich ar umru r

    m mi.th iruci hAeJs ha hl h iu-

    ai rmuly. th jural r ahr i h jural qualiy crum, rig ublicai ar ha ar qui rg ugh r h

    jural bu ha rv hav highr rcgiiha i hy r aar i fl jural. I ai-i, my vi i ha h ar aarig i hAeJsar ar ha ul hav hri b ublihi h fl jural, hr i mr aci h lar a ll (hlig h al vlum r-arch fx).

    evry alay hik aha im abu haI lik call hir or quc, h quc

    jural hy ill ubmi , arig rm h bi migh hav a h a a h rkig . thirm cm rm a ll-k ar by shar orublih i h Ju 1980AeR, hich rmaliz hyamic rblm jural lci a icuh rl icu ra, rbabilii acc-ac, a hr acr. Yu alay hik

    Gig ublih i cmic jur-al i h ugh ak rall u a cially ugh ryug rarchr h ar ju ar-ig . I yu ar a a acamic i-iui, yu ac ly h amhurl ha lr cmi ac,bu yu al ac h im rur

    h ur clck, hich ma ha h lg rc

    ubmii a rubmii, rvi-a-rubmi,a ulima ublicai ca b xcigly rura-ig. Alhugh I hav aiic back i u, myrci i ha h cmii r jural acha g ighr vr im, a la i yu ly cu

    jural ih a raably high qualiy bar. Crailyha i ru h vry jural, h al um-br ublih ag ha xa much vrh lg rm bu hich hav xric a ayuar r i ubmii vlum. Bu i i rbablyal ru lr-rak jural, i grh ih umbr jural ch rm.

    I hav b ruar urua, ig yur vi hav i hr jural. I bgaih hJurnal f Huan Rsurcs a, ar ha, b-cam hr cir a h Rvw f ecncsan Sascs. A bh h jural, I a ra-ably uccul i igifcaly icraig h qualiy ublih ar, r hich I a rar g g uuihby big giv h jb ru-ig hArcan ecnc Rvw, h m im-c-umig rial ak I hav vr urak. Bumy xric ha giv m qui a bi irmai ha i ak g ublih a a ir jur-

    ala fl jural likJHR, a c-ir gral-i-r jural lik ReSa, a a jural.

    o hig ay a h ar, a a h bviu,i ha ig g rarch i h b ay icrah rbabiliy gig ublih. I f ha mcmi vrmhaiz h ragic a gam-hric ac gig ublih. whil hy arimra a, i ac, ha i arly ha I am gig alk abu, yur fr jb i hav rg c.

    Geig Published i Ecmics JualsRobert Moftt, Johns Hopkins University

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    carully abu h jural yu ubmi , a yu rarch h ki ar ha hav b ublihhr; hhr h jural m b yur y

    rk; h h ir i a ha hi r hr ria-i i; a h h acia ir ar, bcau hyar likly b rr r yur ar.

    n l m ay a hig abu h all-imraqui ha ir lk r (ai rm, ra,rg c). I ill li hr characriic: (1) himrac h qui a h mai rul; (2)h clariy, rgaizai, a lgh h ar; a(3) i gr vly i ihr mh r aa.

    eir alay ra h iruci a ar fr ha h ar i abu a mak a jugmabu h imrac h qui a h ir-

    ig h fig ar. A h jural, cur, irar lkig r ar ha ar imra quii h liraur a ha m hav a ruly majr c-ribui mak ha liraur; a lr rak jur-al, i i ufci ha h ar imly mak a mrm cribui, xamiig m xiig quiih aa, mh, r rm m agl.M u ri ar ha all i ir lac hi crum, m ar hich h ill hav amajr imac a hr hich k b mr m-, rkmalik cribui.

    o h imlicai hi ac i ha yu hulrk vry har yur iruci. th iruci iabluly ky a ar ucc. Yu hav grab hai h ir a h rr. Yu hav ba g alma r yur rk. I ha b ll-ri-, uccic, a h i (a a ir, I hav al-ay ilik lg, iy iruci ha xlai ixhauig ail h backgru liraur, ha har , c.I ju a a iml ummary). Yuhul xc ri a rri yur iruci r-aly. May ar g back h auhr ih-u rrig righ a hi agh qui

    m ha imra r h jural hy i.I hul al ha -aiv-eglih akr

    hul rk har g h eglih righ a, i c-ary, hir aiv eglih akr i hir ar. Ii ub uair, bu ir a rr akr eglih a a igal l qualiy.

    eir al kim a ar i i i ll rgaiz,rcig lgically rm ci h x, a i h i ar ma clarly. Lgh i al imr-

    a, a ir lk i h lgh i arriar h y ar i i; r xaml, a raighrarfl-lvl cribui hul hav b lg. U

    aic r ulmary marial ha i ab-luly rquir r h xii. Al mak ur i lkic h aglibral acig, mall a ,ay--ra abl, a cmlly r y. All h iu ar imra rr a llhy gay i a ar i baly rgaiz a xi rhar ra viually a ar aricularly ay i a a-r i lg, rcig hm mr im iha hy hik i juif by i c a imrac

    nvly i mh r aa i aricularly imraa h jural, hr vly i giv mr ighha a lr-rak . nvrhl, i g iiv

    igh a all jural. I a ar ha hi ki cri-bui, i b mhaiz i h irucia hul b h llig i h ar.

    All h cirai a u h am higrk vry har h riig a rgaizai yurar.

    I hul al ay a r abu ciai. A a ir,I a alay ay i a ar a cmig u a air-ly larg liraur y h ciai li a miimal. thama m hik ha h auhr a layig gam aciig ly l h auhr hugh ul b rily h ar. Yu hul vr lay gam lik ha, b-cau h ir ill ic ha m imraar ar ci a ill immialy h ar h auhr uch ar rr. I ai-i, ay, all ir u h ir a a arch la ca immialy rmi h ha ri ar h ubjc.

    evually, yu ill g a cii back. M jur-al hav ruc hir cii im, hugh all;my rul a hAeR a ha I a i auhr a li iquiry ar ix mh (alhugh ha vry ha k ha lg). M ar ar

    rjc, v h auhr by h cmi ih ri, a hi all u h or lui aimal. o rul I hav i, (alm) vr, vr cm-lai abu a cii. M rjci ar ma ju h bai h acual bjci h rr, buby hir lig abu h ar a ll a h ir.evry rcgiz ha hr i m ram ih rc, v ir, a rualy hr ar may

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    by h ac ha h am h jural curagiarria ubmii rm fl lik huma r-urc maagm. nhl, h k rjc i aimra l i h ir ki, a yug chlarhul ak uch a quick rjci a a igal hahy ar a ailur. Rahr, h ir i yically xr-ciig a jugm ha v a ll- ar hiic ill b ugh ir h juralrar b h mall rcag ubmi

    ar ha ill ulimaly g ublih i h jur-al (a hJHR, h accac ra ha b b5 a 7 rc i rc yar). By rviig a quickuraru, a rha a mall uggi rihr imrvm r r a arria ul, hk rjc l h auhr mv i a imly ma-r. thr i hig mr iharig a a auhrha aiig may mh r rr rr ha argrally iiv, bu ha ulimaly cclu hah ar i ju uiabl r hi jural. Mayim, ir ca rach ha cclui hir a av h auhr m im (a hl k rr-

    rm bcmig vrbur). whil I havvr rciv a cmlai ar a k rjc, I havrciv may a thak Yu r rviig quick ur-aru ih m hlul cmm. My gu i hai yu vr g a k rjc, yu may b hig l avrag ih yur ubmii. tha ai,yu a ak i accu ha h m a-rria ul i likly bju ciuallyll yurl hr. I yu hik yur curr ar ibr ha hr yuv ri, g aha a ub-mi a jural abv hr yur hr ar havcm u.

    A h am im, hugh, ra a jural ub-mii a ju a chac g m g cmm yur ar. G cmm rm ri a cl-lagu ha all r a ru rvii br yuubmi. Yu a yur ubmi ar b liha ray r circulai. A a ir, h I g aar ha i ril ih y, I ca hl bu havha clr my vi h vrall rri. I h au-

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    I my yar a a c-ir a h Jurnal f Huan Rsurcs, I lha I hav gai m iigh ih ublihig rc by hgla rm imly big a rir rarch ar. Br lvig ih ail h l lar -cifcally rm big a ir, I a

    ar by miig a mr gral iu,

    ih a cial mhai hig ha hav chag(maily r h br) ic I a fr ubmiigar. Fir, ially all jural hav g alcric ym r maagig hir ubmii. thichag ly mak i air r h auhr (mr mailig u ar i rilica!), bu i ha cua im-cumig u h rc, hl-ig ruc uraru im. elcric maagmal virually limia h chac ha yur ubmi-i ill acually b l. I hik may cmi my ag har h (likly acryhal) ry m- ar ha ha b a jural, ar

    hich hy ai a yar ihu rcivig rr r-r. Accrig h ry, u chckig ih hmaagig ir, i a rmi ha h ubmi-i ha all bhi a flig cabi. th mral ha ry a ll-u yur ubmii ihh maagig ir ar ur ix mh. tay,a auhr ca grally ll a ar rgr -li a ca r aur ha i ha b lalg h ay.

    sc, a likly urla lcricrackig, jural m b makig mr a -r rvi g uraru im. A h JHR,

    h avrag im rm ubmii cii a juur 27 ay i 2010. Limiig h aml ly ar u r rvi, h avrag a ju u-r 92 ay, r abu hr mh. th irci h aiic brig u a imra iuhk rjc. A hJHR, abu 74 rc ubmi-i r u r rvi, maig h auhrhar back avrag i abu i ay. th vrallra k rjc a hJHR may b lighly ia

    His Haig a Pailess Publishig ExpeiecePatricia M. Anderson, Dartmouth College & NBER

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    Competition can be useful. exric ha ri-rc my cfc i h mark mchaim a mybli ha cmii i mim ruciv. ReHoi ublih by a riva cmay: srigr. th cm-ay ha lauch u, Klur, a al riva. thrf miv a a rmai a imra icivbhi h ublihr ur r h jural.

    Cmii ih hr jural lay a rl i x-laiig hy g ubmii i m fl mr

    ha hr. Auhr labr uly aricl havly ul ch rm, bu h am cab ai abu aricl im u rla ar-ig r xrci.

    Cmii al iuc my cii a i-r. Jural cm i qualiy a rc-ig maucri. o h ay by hich hrruci im i by ig a rvii rvi-r a ia raig h ar urlv. w a rvii rr ly.

    It is useful to have mentors. Cswep i gra a -curagig mrig. wh I uch a rgram

    i ha y ar. Abu y yar ag, I r-gaiz my mrig rgram a ai ixrul a xrmly accmlih cmi a virual bar ir: Gary Bckr, Cliv Gragr,Jim Hckma, Jack Hirhlir, ear Lazar, a Ja-cb Micr. Luckily, hy all acc my iviai.(A yar lar I ri a m ha bara cac m h ar rmi i flrla mi, bu hy ur m .) I ul my mr rr abu my rk abu vryix mh a hy r ih curag-ig r. I 2001, h I r h ReHo ral

    a i hm, all ix mr agr rv h bar ir, a rmu b. saly,hr u h ix hav a aay ic ReHo au.

    On good referees from the editors viewpoint. thc-ir, cial iu ir, a I iv much -r i lcig h vry b rr ca f. Ii har bliv, bu m l acually lik ac

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    Fuig a jural a ururigi hrugh iacy ha b h m xhilaraig xric imy carr. Hr ar m rcia g ray clbra h 10haivrary h uig h R-vw f ecncs f h Hushl.

    The expected happened. I arigh i rcivig gra ial r a jural ha

    igra variu ub-fl cmic aligih huhl cii. th rigial aim a c h jural a ha i i bcm a ma-

    jr ul r high-qualiy mirical a hrical r-arch h cmic bhavir huhl. thiha. th jural ha gai a rcabl lacamg cmic jural, cially i h fl ulai cmic, halh cmic, ira-hu-hl allcai, im u rarch, migrai, cm-ic gr, a h cmic arm huhl.ReHo rc accac by h scial scic Cia-i Ix (iclu i IsI/wb scic) iica

    rcgii h qualiy a valu h jural.The unexpected happened. th fl aracig

    mr ubmii ar carily h I hughul b m rmi; h rlaiv imrac ub-fl vlv vr im. whil I a rarig hral ha l ReHo I hugh h cc huhl ruci ul b cral, rcig my bia a a icil Gary Bckr a Jacb Mic-r, h ur h n Hm ecmic. C-umr ecmic a h ecmic Labr sulyaar high my li ic h jural ulcvr. Hvr, g vry ubmii i h

    ara. Laly, a icraig umbr ubmiialig ih avig hav b rciv, a lcmbu uxc vlm. wihi a yar r ibcam clar ha ar rla Halh ecmicul b ll rr. thi ub-fl huhlcmic, alig ricially ih variu ac h ma r halh by huhl, gai i-cra imrac, cially ar Mik Grmabcam h c-ir.

    reecis a Fudig EdiShoshana Grossbard, San Diego State University & University of Zaragoza

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    imra bchmark ruciviy a imac.th fr cii yu mak i hhr

    rvi h ar r hi jural. w bliv ha har hul alm alay b y, alhugh i cr-ai ca h c may uigh h bf (rxaml, yu may b ak by h ir g i a i-rci ha yu l ul rgly rac rm har). I uch ca, i ul b raial r-c, bu i i imra mak hi cii i

    a vacuum. Mak ur yu ully ura h iha h rvir ar makig. Fr xaml, i yu aralig ih a muliiciliary jural, h rvirmay u rm uch a rucural ml ha havvry ir maig r cmi ha hy r chlar i hr cial cic. Ak yur avi-r r cllagu r avic i bh irrig hcriiqu a makig yur cii. w urg yu k a mi, a ugg rvii ha ii-ially m ru u big l ifcul imlm ha xc. Yu may v hik acraiv par-fci ragy al ih a ar-

    icularly challgig criiqu.oc yu hav ma h cii rvi a

    rubmi (h mal chic), yu hl yurbrah a iv i. I i alay a g ia a hii lk a rc ar i h jural gracquai ih h riig yl a rma. ei-r m avrably i ar ha lk amll lik hir . sm jural giv yu axlici u a r h rvii, ra h irlr carully. Bu, rgarl, g ar righ aay.

    th fr i rig a R&R i viragi r rig h ir a rvir

    cmm. th cii lr yu rciv ha v-ral cm. Fir, hr i a lr rm h i-r, hich may b vry bri (imly irucig yu r h rvir) r mr ail (ih gui-ac a h m imra rvir i a-r). I h ir r guiac, ll i. I ,g aha a ar h rvir cmm hb yur abiliy. th rc rarig yur r- a rviig yur maucri ill m likly

    th much aicia l-r ha arriv, rbablyby mail. th g i ha h ir i illig cir a rvi vr-i yur ar. th ba i ha h criicimmay m harh. th lr

    may m mr lik a rjci ha a iicai ha

    h jural i ir i yur ar. Cir hllig laguag, hich i rm a iiial ciilr rciv r a ar ha u gigacc: Giv h majr i ccr ii-f by h rvir, yu ac rmiabl challg icraig a ar ha ill b accabl r [JoURnALnAMe]. th mral h ry i ha mar hgaiv h r h xiv h criicim, yuhav a g i h ir x h ruiy ubmi a rvi ar. Cgraulai!

    A h rc rig bgi. A fryu may l hur, agry, r uzzl by h cmm

    yur maric. Hvr, hav u ha mar h ul m rvir rr may m h fr ra, alm all rr cai mhigially valu ha ca b u imrv har. A a miimum, hy ill la yu clariy hx r giv yu ia. w rcmm akig a ay,a k, r v mr cl br hrughlyigig h cmm, kig i mi ha hrar c aiig: (1) Yu cul g c.(2) Yur ic may b im-iiv a irmay a. (3) eir cm a g, a hr arrg avaag havig h am ir hrugh-

    u h rc. (4) Rvir ir a/r avail-abiliy may cli vr im, lig h chac mh ailig urig h rvii rc. (5) Yurar-cifc huma caial may rcia (.g.,yu may rg aricular yur aa a mhl-gy a hav cirabl im rivigh hl). (6) th liraur march a arur rvi b u--a. (7) Fr m aca-mic carr, ublicai ar h igl m

    ABCs r&rsHope Corman, Rider University & NBER and

    Nancy Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School & Princeton University

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    b iraiv. w rcmm arig ih h criiqua craig a rkig cum ha iclu h -ir a rvir cmmlirally cu-a-a

    rm h cii lr (ha ay, yu ill iavr-ly lav ayhig u). th fr ci h rk-ig cum bcm a r h ir a hllig ci bcm r ach h r-vir. w f i uul vl h r c-um a much a ibl br acklig h ar,allig u clariy a vl ur ragi r a-rig h variu criiqu. th g back a rhb h cum, iig a cliaiga arria.

    th c i cvic h ir ha yuhav imrv h ar i r h criiqu.

    Ur h b circumac, h ir ill h rvi ar a r back h l rr- r . thi i yur gal, a rviig ar h ir ha i clar, irmaiv, a -h-i ill maximiz yur chac makig haha. eir vary i h hy hal R&R (m al-ay h rvii back h rigial rvir ahr rarly ), bu, all l qual, h mr cmlica- yur r, h mr likly h ir ill har u r r-rvi r v rjc h ar a hiag (hi urua ucm m b haigmr a mr h ay). B aar ha hr ca bmulil ru rvi, a ha yu ca mii-miz h umbr irai. I yur r hir, clarly a ccily ummariz h majr iurai by h rvir alg ih h c hyu ar hm. tha i, yu hul ai h iri avigaig h rvir cmm a yur ailr hm. d li yur i h iri rr h rvir cmm. Rahr, lay u hky iu i cig rr imrac. I a majriu a rai by mr ha rvir, i hul ba r ar h yur li. Mir iu hul b

    ar i yur r h ir ai rm ii-caig ha hy hav b ar a ar ail iyur r h rvir.

    Yur x jb i aiy h rvir. Aum hah ir ill hm h rvi ar alg ihyur ail r all h criiqu. dig ahrugh jb mra ha yu k h rvircmm riuly a may u yu i h g grac h ir, h rigial rvir, a ay rvi-

    r h may b cul. I yur r h r-vir, yu hul clia vry mir criiqu. Frxaml, a rvir may ail z grammaical r

    cyiig iu. I uch ca, i i xi ha h maucri ha b carully i a hah ugg rmaig chag, h ill alicabl,hav b ma.

    th la jb i ambl h fal cum. Iyur r h ir a rvir, yur hul b rcul a arciaiv. Giv h rvircri r hlig yu imrv h ar (hich almalay u big h ca!). thughully a irc-ly r ach a vry cmm, v h ha rul i chag h ar. Yur r cifc criiqu hul rr rlva ag umbr

    i h rvi maucri h arria. I yu aralig ih a muliiciliary jural, u c-cifc jarg a b ur i i liraur rm hricili. Fially: Cyiig cu.

    Bl, li a ri R&R-rla qui haar , alg ih ur b ar. w hyu f h hlul a yu aviga h rc, k-ig i mi ha rig a R&R i a ar rahrha a cic.

    Hw lg ad deailed shuld yu espses be?A hr a arria. sm r labra-

    i. Fr xaml, a rvir may a yu rvi amr ail fii a variabl. I ha ca, yurr ca b a iml a d ( ag X). Hvr,criiqu ha ar mr uac may rquir mr ac.Fr xaml, mhlgical iu may hav b raiha rquir yu cuc a umbr ulmaryaaly. I uch ca, yu xlai h h a-iial aaly ar h iu a ha, hich h yu h r rr i h ar (a haag), a hich yu i iclu i h rvi a-r a hy.

    Wha shuld yu d i yu disagee wih a cmme?

    smim i i imly a iu clarifcai. ohrim, a rvir a igifca chag ha yu b-liv ul ak h ar. Fr xaml, h r hmay ugg cifc irumal variabl ha ar hrically vali r a yu chag yur hri-cal ramig. I uch ca, yu hul xlai a rc-ully a ibl hy yu hik h uggi ul

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    Geig Published (Mf) ciued m page 5hr jural ubmi . Fr myl, I hav cmlaily c i my ir carr, a ha a h a iri k my fl a all a rr a ablulyrg abu vryhig, v h ac. I lily ak hir i a aiial rr, hich h i, ah ar a vually acc. th mral i ha

    yu hul xc high ra ucc aal, bu hayu hul xc cmlai ly abu c i yur -ir carr.

    I yur ar i rjc, may cyic ay ha yu hulimly rubmi i immialy a ir jural, ba ha I hik i h miak vi ha all rr rra ir cii ar arbirary. thi i xrm, rhil hr i ram i h rc, uually h rra ir rmark igal ihr ubaiv rblm r x-iial rblm ha b ar. thi i alay h ca, r mim i i mrly yur ar i ugh a cribui, v hugh i i f, i hich

    ca yu hul immialy i lhr. Bu, g-rally, i i rh akig a cul mh ar hayu jug b h m imra ubaiv a x-iial rblm, h x yu ca. wha yu avi i hagig i r lg a rviig muchi r cifc r mir ir r rr cmmha may aar i h rr a h x jural.

    about Marianne Ferbers contributions, both professional

    and personal. Francine D. Blau, Cornell University, present-ed The Transmission of Womens Fertility, Human Capi-

    tal and Work Orientation Across Immigrant Generations

    (co-authored with Lawrence M. Kahn, Cornell University,

    Albert Yung-Hsu Liu, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.,

    Kerry L. Papps, University of Oxford). Her paper focuses

    on the transmission of gender roles (female labor supply &

    fertility) from immigrants to children. Data on 2nd genera-

    tion children are from the 19952006 CPS and data on their

    likely parents are from the 19702000 Censuses. Among

    the ndings, immigrant fertility and labor supply positively

    affects second generation fertility and labor supply. None-

    theless, she and her co-authors nd evidence of consider-

    able assimilation over generations.

    Robert A. Pollak, Washington University, presented

    Specialization and the Division of Labor in Families. He

    began by describing the 1977 work by Ferber and Birnbaum

    as a perceptive critique of many aspects of the New Home

    Economics and a paper that deserved more attention than

    it has received. His paper, which offers a further critique,

    shows that under certain conditions (decreasing returns to

    scale, which might occur because individuals become less

    productive when they become tired or bored), efciencymay require that both spouses spend time in the home and

    the market.

    Robin L. Bartlett, Denison University, presented Queer-

    ing Economics. In her paper she explains how the McIn-

    tosh Model (1983), originally applied to integrating women

    into the curriculum, can be applied to incorporating sexual

    minorities in the content of economics.

    Finally, Julie A. Nelson, University of Massachusetts

    Boston, presented Gender and the Economics of Care.

    Her presentation centered on why many think so differently

    about care work (e.g. motivated by love) versus paid work

    (e.g. motivated by money). She challenges this dualistic

    thinking and poses the question, why not love AND money?

    Discussants, Carole A. Green, University of South Florida,

    and Lisa Saunders, University of Massachusetts Amherst,

    interspersed thoughtful commentary on the papers with ob-

    servations about Mariannes career and inuence. At the

    conclusion, Marianne offered her own insights about the

    various presentations.

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    wh yu rciv a rvi-a-rubmi, yu rk vry, vry har h rvii. Yu r iail all h rr cmm, alhugh yu hav acc hm all. May jural ay mak a u-r- cii a h fr rviiihr h ar lklik i i vually gig b accabl, r hr i ill

    a l ub, i hich ca h rc i cu .L m ih a fal my lig abu Cm-

    m, m hich ar urily (rily Cmmx a rviu ar rk, uually i a cmlimaryay, rircig h rigial cclui). A a ir, I al-ay rally lik Cmm cm i, bcau I aalay arai ha h rr a I ha mi mhigrg i a ar a, i , I a k ha ( allir l hi ay; may hm ublih Cm-m a a mar licy). o h hr ha, I hik i i aviabl ri may hm, bcau hy aily mbril h auhr i a x ba ih

    h rigial auhr, h ill hav h la r ay-ay i hy ar all a Rly. I cially hik i i rb-lmaic r uur acamic ri Cmm. s myavic ul b ri Cmm arigly a ly h yu hav a vry rg ca mak.

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    Pailess Publishig ciued m page 6hr cul b bhr ih ll-chck, h carlmigh hy hav b i hr ac? th maucri iyur fr imri ih h ir, a yu a maki a g a ibl. Urualy, I hik h -ir ubmi a ar ha aicia a may ialrr uggi a ibl ha backfr rcly: a-

    r hav bcm icribly lg. thJHR ha rcly ha ac a rc a ric limi 45 ag (icluig a-bl, fgur, rrc, c.). I f ha a ar ha i rl-aivly hr a h i i a laur ra. tyically,riig a ramli ar rquir mr hugh abuha h cribui h ar i, ha i rgh(a ak) ar, a ha h rar hul ak rmh ar ha riig a bla ar. thu, a mrramli ar i yically a rgr ar. th ky ramliig i ju cu r cuig akh a-r ill b clar a rlicablbu b ccii xlaai a b juiciu abu h ai-

    ial rul ar rr. I i a rar ca ha h ih rh abl i rally cary r makig h ar i.A hrr, ll-hugh-u ar i likly b br r-civ (cially by h rr) ha ha m lika rc march hrugh vry ia ha i h au-hr ha hil rkig h rjc.

    okay, yu hav cra a hughul, ll-ri a-r, ubmi i a arria jural, ll irgr -li, a hav rciv yur rr rr.n ha? whhr yu rciv a rjci r a rvia rubmi, yur fr ak i carully ra vr hrr cmm. I h irial cii a a rjc-

    i, cir i h cmm rvi hlul guiac icraig a imrv ar. I , mak h chag a i a jural, arig h rc a. Iyu rciv a rvi a rubmi, yu ill hav bl chy abu icrraig h rr uggi iyur rvi maucri. I gral, yu a yur rvii b a riv a ibl h rr cmm,a h yu ill ri u a ummary lr iicaig hh uggi r icrra. occaially yu illf migly cicig avic rm rr. I h i-r ha iica hich rr ak mr riuly,

    g aha a ak h avic yu hik ill mak yur r-vii h b. Ju b ur ha yur rubmii lrmak clar ha yu agr ih h avic rr #2,a hu i uch a uch, v hugh i cic ihh avic rr # 1. A hr im, yu may g cm-m ha m iica h rr i ra (r u-ra) yur ar, bcau h uggi ha alrayb icrra (r i i imibl ). Rahr ha

    ju curig h rr, fr ak a clr lk a h c-

    i h ar ha yu hugh ma clar yu ha al-ray i (r cul ibly i). prha i i a clar a yu hugh, ry rriig h ci maki clarr. Yur cvr lr ca acklg ha yur a-r ha alray icrra ha uggi, bu yu havclarif ha i. similarly, h lr ca xlai hy i

    i imibl icrra h uggi r ha h a-r ha clarif ha i.Fially, a im yu may f yurl vhmly i-

    agrig ih a rr. I yu hav rally hugh carullyhrugh h iu a h ir ha rvi guiaca h rlaiv imrac h rr uggi, araabl arach may b ry a cvic h ir h valiiy yur vii. try b cmbaiv,bu calmly r yur argum agai icrraig huggi. Fr mirical uggi, yu may hav hb luck ih a arach ha r h rqu r-ul h ir/rr bu ruaivly argu r hy

    hy a lil h bm-li mag h ar. Yuca al r a a miig h rula rig mak ail availabl u rqu. ovrall,h gal yur rubmii lr hul b cvich ir ha yur rvi ar i riv h cm-m yu rciv, graly imrv, a ray r acc-ac. such a ar may ll avi ahr ru ih hrr. ev i i g back h rr, yur gal ih amcvic hm ha hir cmm r ar-cia a rul i hi -ublihabl ar.

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    a rr! Fr a majriy i i much u bu hy i bcau i i ar g ciizhi i h cm-ic ri. I mark irc b eur-a a nrh Amrica i hi rgar: eura b much lr i riig hir rr. A rlaivly highraci fr-im eura rr ai lg ih

    hir rr ha I hav ll hm ha hy ar l-gr . smim ir cmar abu lhy avi aiig a rr. Yu a b ir black li! o ay i ill b yur ar hy illhal.

    On good referees from the authors viewpoint. eir ick rr rm maucri rrc. Auhr aravi b accura a air i hir rrc rvi-u liraur. th auhr yu ci may b yur rr. Frmay ra, icluig icraig h rbabiliy ha hrr ill b ymahic yur rk, i i a g ia cra a maiai cac ih chlar i yur fl h

    m rm h am illcual amily r. Fr iac,lar mr abu h rk hr u h uiih h am rr yu i bu a ir im. I h u big yur rr, chac ar h illb ymahic yur rk. o h am hm, h jur-al ir may b mr ymahic yur rk i yuci aricl rviuly ublih i h am jural. evi h ir giv rrc aricl ih uchciai, hr may b a br mach b yu a hrr i h ha alray ublih i h am jural.

    Special issues are win/win propositions. Aricl icial iu ar mr likly b ra. I i air r au-

    hr g a aricl ublih i ubmi r a cialiu. Frm my rciv, avaag aiig -cial iu ir iclu h ac ha hy ar cialii a giv ara, icra h umbr g ubmiia f xcll rr. scial iu m av raaci c i a umbr lac alg h aca-mic ruci chai.

    Me adice auhsWe prefer short submissions. I yur ar i bulky, -

    cially ar rvii yu ma la rr, cirlacig big chuk i aic. th ca vually

    aar a ar a cmai rkig ar r b maavailabl rar u rqu. thi i cially a-rria r rbu chck.

    I prefer papers that combine theory and empirical work. Huhl cmic b vry cu miri-cal rarch. I h r mr hry, ciallyh i la abl rici.

    If you get a Revise and Resubmit, mak ur iclu acvr lr ach rr a h ir() i hich

    yu ciy h chag yu ma h ar i r- hir lr. I i br ar all iurai by rr, bu abluly ial. th mrll-k yu ar, h mr yu ca ar ru m rvii. I h jural arly yar, a ll-k chlar ru mak ay chag rcmm-

    by h rr. H g aay ih i! I k ha i Ii acc h ar, i ul aily hav b acc- lhr. Bu ul yu ca lay h am rcgi-i car yu ar br llig rr uggi

    juiciuly. I i ub abu h rrm a ar-icular chag, hia mail h ir a ak.

    If you get a rejection, fgh ih ir. Mv .

    Writing is very important. Yu may hir a i-r, cially i eglih i yur fr laguag. I ha. Fr xaml, a ai ir hrugh h icyu ju ra!

    Fudig Edi ciued m page 7

    Rachl Clly, auhr, Professor Mommy: How

    to Find Success in the Work/Family Balancing Act

    of the Academy, ill b ublih by Rma a

    Lilfl a hul b u by mi-July.

    Cmmi Gr dirc i h Carr

    scic, egirig, a Mahmaic Facul-

    y; Cmmi wm i scic, egiriga Mici; Cmmi naial saiic;

    naial Rarch Cucil: Gender Differences at

    Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, En-

    gineering, and Mathematics Faculty. IsBn: 978-

    0-309-11463-9. (2010).

    pal Avac a Rarch prgram h d-

    ig naial Halh Accu; naial R-

    arch Cucil:Accounting for Health and Health

    Care: Approaches to Measuring the Sources and

    Costs of Their Improvement. IsBn: 978-0-309-

    15769-0. (2010).

    Kay Huba Falig, Julia I. La, Jh H. Mar-

    burgr III a shai s. shi, .: The Sci-

    ence of Science Policy: A Handbook. sar

    Uivriy pr (2011)

    Books to Note!

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    2011 Caly Shaw Bell Awadth Carly sha Bll Aar a cra i Jauary

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    h fr Chair Cswep. (t ra a hr bigrahy Carly sha Bll, ur wir 2005 Cswep n-lr.) th Carly sha Bll Aar (Bll Aar) igiv aually a iiviual h ha urhr h

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    h m ca avac i h cmic ri,r mrig hr. All miai hul iclu a

    miai lr, ua CV a r mr ur-ig lr, rrably a la rm a m.

    Iquiri, miai a ai may b :

    Barbara Fraumi, Cswep Chair

    Muki schl public srvicUivriy suhr Maip.o. Bx 9300

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    Clsig dae miais he 2011 awad isSepembe 15, 2011.

    Call for Nominations

    rgh yur ar. A h am im, b a iiv aibl abu h uggi. I hi iuai, yu cagiv h ir a mr irc a ail argum abuhy yu rcully iagr ih a aricular i (.g.,yu ar big l u a imai chiqu ha yubliv i u--a).Yu chag yur a-

    r i r vry igl cmm, bu yu ar ach ha .

    Wha shuld yu d whe eiewes wa yu pideme descipi aalysis bu he edi was yu she he pape?o ragy i rvi ulmary abl r cri-iv aic r h rvir (h ca b mibriy i h x bu h, rha iicaig hahy ar availabl u rqu). Ahr i iclu hmarial a aic h ar il a lav i h ir ci hhr k h xra mariali h ar. sm jural all ulmary marial

    b i a li vri.

    Wha shuld yu d whe eiewes disagee wih eahe ad he edi des pide guidace?try mak all h rvir hay hvr ibl.I yu mu ak i, ci hich yu agr ih acra r ach rvir ha ar ci ihha ragy. t h rvir h avic yu i l-l, carully xlai hy (.g., h hr rvir gav acicig cmm; yu gav i a l hugh a umri bh i, bu i h ci ll hhr rvir bcau). I ibl, l ha rvir i

    ahr i.Wha shuld yu d i a eiewe is askig yu dsmehig ha has a gea deal mei i hey,bu is impssible impleme (e.g., fd peecisumeal aiables)?I bh yur r a h ar, acklg haha i ugg i h ial a ha big abl imlm i i a limiai yur uy. A h am im,b crai lay u yur uy cribui. All arhav limiai, bu ach hul mak a clar a igif-ca cribui h liraur i hm.

    Wha shuld yu d whe eiewes wa yu

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    14 CSWEP Newsletter Spring 2011

    All information should be e-mailed to:

    Dr. Susan L. Averett, CSWEP Eastern Representative

    Dana Professor of Economics

    Lafayette College

    Easton, PA 18042

    Email: [email protected]

    Phone: 610-330-5307

    Fax: 610-330-5715

    Midwes Ecmic AssciaiMeeig Call PapesMarch 29April 1, 2012,Hotel Orrington, Chicago, IL

    CSWEP will sponsor up to two paper sessions and one panel ses-

    sion at the 2012 Midwest Economics Association meeting to be

    held in Chicago, IL, March 29April 1, 2012, at the Hotel Or-

    rington (on Chicagos North Shore, across from Northwestern

    University). The deadline for submission of abstracts or session

    proposals is October 2, 2012.

    One or two sessions are available for persons submitting an en-tire session (3 or 4 papers) or a complete panel on a specic topic

    in any area of economics. The organizer should prepare a pro-

    posal for a panel (including chair and participants) or session (in-

    cluding chair, abstracts and discussants) and submit by email by

    October 2, 2012.

    One or two additional sessions will be organized by the Mid-

    west Representative. Abstracts for papers in any area of econom-

    ics will be accepted by email until October 2, 2012.

    Please email complete session proposals, panel discussion pro-

    posals, or abstracts of 12 pages (including names of authors with

    afliations, addresses and paper title) by October 2, 2012 to:

    Kaye Husbands Fealing

    CSWEP Midwest Representative

    E-mail: [email protected]

    CSWEP Spsed Sessis ahe 2011 AEA Aual MeeigSessions Summaries from the 2011 AEA Annual Meeting Janu-

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    CSWEP website at: CSWEP.org

    CSWEP Spsed Sessisa he Ease EcmicAssciai Meeig2011 CSWEP Sponsored Sessions at the Eastern Economic As-

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    Annual and Regional Meetings

    CSWEP Spsed Sessisa he Wese Ecmic

    Assciai 86h AualCeeceJune 29July 3, 2011San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina

    Visit the WEA at their website: http://www.weai.org/index.html

    Pape Sessi: EducaiChair: Cory Koedel (University of Missouri)

    Discussants: Jennifer Imazeki (San Diego State University) and

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    Closing the Gap, Celeste Carruthers (University of Tennessee)

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    How Much Does Length of School Year Matter? Evidence from

    Hurricane Ike, Sally Kwak (University of Hawaii)

    Teacher Pension Systems and the Labor Market for School Prin-

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    Ease Ecmic AssciaiMeeig Call PapesMarch 911, 2012,Boston Park Plaza, Boston, MA

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